Insane psychiatry: A Profession Run Amok

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Redflagsweekly.com

Mar 25, 2002

 

Insane psychiatry: A Profession Run Amok

 

By Nicholas Regush

 

February 16, 2002 - There is no drug that can cure modern psychiatry. This is a

profession that is close to routinely practicing medical terrorism by

shamelessly over-prescribing drugs to people of all ages, often for phantom

diseases and for purposes that have no rational basis in science.

 

What’s needed is something akin to a War Crimes Tribunal to investigate

psychiatry’s relationship to major pharmaceutical companies. Haul all the big

product champions and psychiatry associations in and determine their involvement

with money-grubbing schemes and the abuse of patients. And let me re-emphasize

this point: this is a medical specialty that is second to none in ripping off

and abusing patients.

 

The situation has long been out-of-control. It is no longer a matter of a few

bad apples screwing everyone left and right. It’s become a full-scale assault on

humanity.

 

The sad part of this story is that some people with moderate problems can be

helped – however scattershot the effects of various drugs on the brain are –

when thoughtful doctors truly prescribe carefully and conservatively and cut

back or stop the medication at the first signs that there are problems brewing.

But that’s not how she blows. Psychiatric drug prescription has become a

free-for-all.

 

The companies are very bold about their products because they know they have a

sizeable portion of the so-called " profession " on the take. They have bought the

opinion leaders. They have bought the journals, the editors and reviewers and

they have bought the science. They have made peer review a joke. The companies

know that these drones will come out of hiding at the drop of a dollar bill and

defend the product unequivocally and also attack those who have the nerve to

raise fundamental questions about prescribing habits.

 

Which brings to mind an incident that occurred when Dr. Joseph Glenmullen, wrote

a book a couple of years ago called Prozac Backlash. Not a bought physician,

Glenmullen raised some important issues about Prozac, including the fact that

the numerous side-effects of Prozac and the other antidepressants are very

poorly tracked. In other words, pepper patients with drugs and then forget about

what may be happening to them.

 

I got interested in the book because I have, over the years, found so few

doctors willing to raise issues, particularly those that challenge drug

companies.

 

Eli Lilly and company, Prozac’s manufacturer, denounced the book as loaded with

" omissions, " " half-truths, " and " anecdotes. "

 

I contacted Eli Lilly about their claims and they referred me to several

" impartial " doctors who could comment on Glenmullen’s claims. One of them told

me that there were " gross exaggerations " in the book, although after hitting him

with some direct questions, he fessed up that he had only skimmed about 70 of

the 386 pages. This " bought " bozo was obviously shilling for Eli Lilly. And so

were the other two drones who I interviewed.

 

On the subject of Eli Lilly, I once received a call from a company bigwig after

I produced a piece on Prozac for World News Tonight With Peter Jennings. The

report essentially indicated that much of Prozac’s action could be explained

away as being no more stirring than what could be expected from a placebo. The

caller tried to intimidate me. You know, Mr. Offended. My Drug Company I Live

For Thee. I told him that if he had contrary data that he should ship it to us

at World News immediately. That had pretty much the same effect as telling him

to take a hike.

 

This is what it has come to: a huge marketing enterprise that tries to control

the reality surrounding what little science there is to prove its product

claims. Add to the recipe all the " professional " sycophants and

movers-and-groovers with their grubby little hands held out for their next

perks, and that’s modern psychiatry.

 

Back in the 70s, there was indeed a sign of hope that this " profession " could

make great progress. Moderately-effective drugs began to appear on the market.

But unfortunately, the brain, that extraordinarily complex communications

system, in our skull has proved to be much more protective of its secrets, and

remains poorly understood.

 

At a time when it appeared that brain science would rapidly begin to unlock some

of those secrets, psychiatry got bold and became co-opted by a drug industry

that behaved as though some of the mysteries had actually been solved. And that

co-optation is at the heart of psychiatry’s grand collapse. It opted for filthy

bucks and lies, and the inevitable explosion of drug prescriptions, rather than

slow and careful progress.

 

Is it any surprise that the " profession " has gone full-tilt at children? The

vast overprescription of Ritalin and other mind drugs to kids, even babies, is

an obvious indication of just how far the corruption has festered in psychiatry.

Children with problems that often may be related to bad home environments and

rotten teaching are now being criminally abused with Ritalin. Given half a

chance, modern psychiatry will have 50 per cent or more of school kids on

attention deficit disorder-type drugs before long. In one recent report from the

National Institute of Environmental Health Resources, as merely one example,

" more than 15 per cent of boys in grades one through five had been diagnosed

with ADHD and about 10 per cent (or two-thirds of those diagnosed) were taking

medication.

 

The American Psychiatric Association, a whorish group with huge ties to

industry, has been claiming that three to four percent of those kids were

diagnosed as ADHD.

 

In fact, bring on a War Crimes Tribunal, first for the abusive prescription of

Ritalin and then let’s work our way through the abusive prescription of

antidepressants

 

Gettingwell- / Vitamins, Herbs, Aminos, etc.

 

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Or, go to our group site: Gettingwell

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I agree on that: about the state of modern psychiatry..But what

should I do with my long lasting chronic bipolar disorder...If not

the pills (Xanax and Wellbutrin) ..I would not be able to normally

behave and cope with day-to-day routine things...I would not be able

to work..

What can you prescribe to me? Or what can I do?

Alex

 

Gettingwell, Frank <califpacific> wrote:

> Redflagsweekly.com

> Mar 25, 2002

>

> Insane psychiatry: A Profession Run Amok

>

> By Nicholas Regush

>

> February 16, 2002 - There is no drug that can cure modern

psychiatry. This is a profession that is close to routinely

practicing medical terrorism by shamelessly over-prescribing drugs to

people of all ages, often for phantom diseases and for purposes that

have no rational basis in science.

>

> What's needed is something akin to a War Crimes Tribunal to

investigate psychiatry's relationship to major pharmaceutical

companies. Haul all the big product champions and psychiatry

associations in and determine their involvement with money-grubbing

schemes and the abuse of patients. And let me re-emphasize this

point: this is a medical specialty that is second to none in ripping

off and abusing patients.

>

> The situation has long been out-of-control. It is no longer a

matter of a few bad apples screwing everyone left and right. It's

become a full-scale assault on humanity.

>

> The sad part of this story is that some people with moderate

problems can be helped – however scattershot the effects of various

drugs on the brain are – when thoughtful doctors truly prescribe

carefully and conservatively and cut back or stop the medication at

the first signs that there are problems brewing. But that's not how

she blows. Psychiatric drug prescription has become a free-for-all.

>

> The companies are very bold about their products because they know

they have a sizeable portion of the so-called " profession " on the

take. They have bought the opinion leaders. They have bought the

journals, the editors and reviewers and they have bought the science.

They have made peer review a joke. The companies know that these

drones will come out of hiding at the drop of a dollar bill and

defend the product unequivocally and also attack those who have the

nerve to raise fundamental questions about prescribing habits.

>

> Which brings to mind an incident that occurred when Dr. Joseph

Glenmullen, wrote a book a couple of years ago called Prozac

Backlash. Not a bought physician, Glenmullen raised some important

issues about Prozac, including the fact that the numerous side-

effects of Prozac and the other antidepressants are very poorly

tracked. In other words, pepper patients with drugs and then forget

about what may be happening to them.

>

> I got interested in the book because I have, over the years, found

so few doctors willing to raise issues, particularly those that

challenge drug companies.

>

> Eli Lilly and company, Prozac's manufacturer, denounced the book as

loaded with " omissions, " " half-truths, " and " anecdotes. "

>

> I contacted Eli Lilly about their claims and they referred me to

several " impartial " doctors who could comment on Glenmullen's claims.

One of them told me that there were " gross exaggerations " in the

book, although after hitting him with some direct questions, he

fessed up that he had only skimmed about 70 of the 386 pages.

This " bought " bozo was obviously shilling for Eli Lilly. And so were

the other two drones who I interviewed.

>

> On the subject of Eli Lilly, I once received a call from a company

bigwig after I produced a piece on Prozac for World News Tonight With

Peter Jennings. The report essentially indicated that much of

Prozac's action could be explained away as being no more stirring

than what could be expected from a placebo. The caller tried to

intimidate me. You know, Mr. Offended. My Drug Company I Live For

Thee. I told him that if he had contrary data that he should ship it

to us at World News immediately. That had pretty much the same effect

as telling him to take a hike.

>

> This is what it has come to: a huge marketing enterprise that tries

to control the reality surrounding what little science there is to

prove its product claims. Add to the recipe all the " professional "

sycophants and movers-and-groovers with their grubby little hands

held out for their next perks, and that's modern psychiatry.

>

> Back in the 70s, there was indeed a sign of hope that

this " profession " could make great progress. Moderately-effective

drugs began to appear on the market. But unfortunately, the brain,

that extraordinarily complex communications system, in our skull has

proved to be much more protective of its secrets, and remains poorly

understood.

>

> At a time when it appeared that brain science would rapidly begin

to unlock some of those secrets, psychiatry got bold and became co-

opted by a drug industry that behaved as though some of the mysteries

had actually been solved. And that co-optation is at the heart of

psychiatry's grand collapse. It opted for filthy bucks and lies, and

the inevitable explosion of drug prescriptions, rather than slow and

careful progress.

>

> Is it any surprise that the " profession " has gone full-tilt at

children? The vast overprescription of Ritalin and other mind drugs

to kids, even babies, is an obvious indication of just how far the

corruption has festered in psychiatry. Children with problems that

often may be related to bad home environments and rotten teaching are

now being criminally abused with Ritalin. Given half a chance, modern

psychiatry will have 50 per cent or more of school kids on attention

deficit disorder-type drugs before long. In one recent report from

the National Institute of Environmental Health Resources, as merely

one example, " more than 15 per cent of boys in grades one through

five had been diagnosed with ADHD and about 10 per cent (or two-

thirds of those diagnosed) were taking medication.

>

> The American Psychiatric Association, a whorish group with huge

ties to industry, has been claiming that three to four percent of

those kids were diagnosed as ADHD.

>

> In fact, bring on a War Crimes Tribunal, first for the abusive

prescription of Ritalin and then let's work our way through the

abusive prescription of antidepressants

>

> Gettingwell- / Vitamins, Herbs, Aminos, etc.

>

> To , e-mail to: Gettingwell-

> Or, go to our group site: Gettingwell

>

>

>

>

> U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive medley & videos from Greatest Hits CD

>

>

[Guest guest]

I think that you need to look at your diet and get tested for vitamin/mineral

deficiency. I know of 2 people who have had similar disorders (1 bi-polar

and 1 manic depressive) and both have completely recovered. The manic

depressive went on to have a family and now has 3 children, runs his own

company and manages to work through the ups and downs of business life. The

one with bi-polar is doing very nicely and you would never know that they had

been ill if you just met them. Neither are still on medications, although I

cannot say whether either of them eats a healthy diet, 1 of them would have a

better diet than the other because of his back-ground.

 

I do wish you success in your search for a cure.

 

Marianne

 

> I agree on that: about the state of modern psychiatry..But what

> should I do with my long lasting chronic bipolar disorder...If not

> the pills (Xanax and Wellbutrin) ..I would not be able to normally

> behave and cope with day-to-day routine things...I would not be able

> to work..

> What can you prescribe to me? Or what can I do?

> Alex

>

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Alex,

 

First, Do NOT go off the drugs that you mentioned. These meds require

that they be tapered over a long period of time to ameliorate

possible side effects that could be bad for you.

 

I suggest that you read message # 8780 in this group and start there.

I suggest that you educate yourself with the help of the web , the

links, books etc. Education is the key.

 

Yes, there are some natural things that can be used for depression,

anxiety etc, but that is for soemone who is off these drugs. Getting

off these drugs safely is another matter, and it can be a very trying

experience.

 

If you decide that you want to ever come off these meds, I suggest

that you join the benzo group and the ssri groups (yes, I know

wellbutrin is not an ssri) as they are the best source of info about

these drugs. Most doctors etc do not have personal experience with

them and are limited in their understanding of them.

 

Email me privately if you wish and I will try and direct you to some

resources.

 

good luck,

Frank

 

 

Gettingwell, " xandro1967 " <matrix@a...> wrote:

> I agree on that: about the state of modern psychiatry..But what

> should I do with my long lasting chronic bipolar disorder...If not

> the pills (Xanax and Wellbutrin) ..I would not be able to normally

> behave and cope with day-to-day routine things...I would not be

able

> to work..

> What can you prescribe to me? Or what can I do?

> Alex

>

> Gettingwell, Frank <califpacific> wrote:

> > Redflagsweekly.com

> > Mar 25, 2002

> >

> > Insane psychiatry: A Profession Run Amok

> >

> > By Nicholas Regush

> >

> > February 16, 2002 - There is no drug that can cure modern

> psychiatry. This is a profession that is close to routinely

> practicing medical terrorism by shamelessly over-prescribing drugs

to

> people of all ages, often for phantom diseases and for purposes

that

> have no rational basis in science.

> >

> > What's needed is something akin to a War Crimes Tribunal to

> investigate psychiatry's relationship to major pharmaceutical

> companies. Haul all the big product champions and psychiatry

> associations in and determine their involvement with money-grubbing

> schemes and the abuse of patients. And let me re-emphasize this

> point: this is a medical specialty that is second to none in

ripping

> off and abusing patients.

> >

> > The situation has long been out-of-control. It is no longer a

> matter of a few bad apples screwing everyone left and right. It's

> become a full-scale assault on humanity.

> >

> > The sad part of this story is that some people with moderate

> problems can be helped – however scattershot the effects of various

> drugs on the brain are – when thoughtful doctors truly prescribe

> carefully and conservatively and cut back or stop the medication at

> the first signs that there are problems brewing. But that's not how

> she blows. Psychiatric drug prescription has become a free-for-all.

> >

> > The companies are very bold about their products because they

know

> they have a sizeable portion of the so-called " profession " on the

> take. They have bought the opinion leaders. They have bought the

> journals, the editors and reviewers and they have bought the

science.

> They have made peer review a joke. The companies know that these

> drones will come out of hiding at the drop of a dollar bill and

> defend the product unequivocally and also attack those who have the

> nerve to raise fundamental questions about prescribing habits.

> >

> > Which brings to mind an incident that occurred when Dr. Joseph

> Glenmullen, wrote a book a couple of years ago called Prozac

> Backlash. Not a bought physician, Glenmullen raised some important

> issues about Prozac, including the fact that the numerous side-

> effects of Prozac and the other antidepressants are very poorly

> tracked. In other words, pepper patients with drugs and then forget

> about what may be happening to them.

> >

> > I got interested in the book because I have, over the years,

found

> so few doctors willing to raise issues, particularly those that

> challenge drug companies.

> >

> > Eli Lilly and company, Prozac's manufacturer, denounced the book

as

> loaded with " omissions, " " half-truths, " and " anecdotes. "

> >

> > I contacted Eli Lilly about their claims and they referred me to

> several " impartial " doctors who could comment on Glenmullen's

claims.

> One of them told me that there were " gross exaggerations " in the

> book, although after hitting him with some direct questions, he

> fessed up that he had only skimmed about 70 of the 386 pages.

> This " bought " bozo was obviously shilling for Eli Lilly. And so

were

> the other two drones who I interviewed.

> >

> > On the subject of Eli Lilly, I once received a call from a

company

> bigwig after I produced a piece on Prozac for World News Tonight

With

> Peter Jennings. The report essentially indicated that much of

> Prozac's action could be explained away as being no more stirring

> than what could be expected from a placebo. The caller tried to

> intimidate me. You know, Mr. Offended. My Drug Company I Live For

> Thee. I told him that if he had contrary data that he should ship

it

> to us at World News immediately. That had pretty much the same

effect

> as telling him to take a hike.

> >

> > This is what it has come to: a huge marketing enterprise that

tries

> to control the reality surrounding what little science there is to

> prove its product claims. Add to the recipe all the " professional "

> sycophants and movers-and-groovers with their grubby little hands

> held out for their next perks, and that's modern psychiatry.

> >

> > Back in the 70s, there was indeed a sign of hope that

> this " profession " could make great progress. Moderately-effective

> drugs began to appear on the market. But unfortunately, the brain,

> that extraordinarily complex communications system, in our skull

has

> proved to be much more protective of its secrets, and remains

poorly

> understood.

> >

> > At a time when it appeared that brain science would rapidly begin

> to unlock some of those secrets, psychiatry got bold and became co-

> opted by a drug industry that behaved as though some of the

mysteries

> had actually been solved. And that co-optation is at the heart of

> psychiatry's grand collapse. It opted for filthy bucks and lies,

and

> the inevitable explosion of drug prescriptions, rather than slow

and

> careful progress.

> >

> > Is it any surprise that the " profession " has gone full-tilt at

> children? The vast overprescription of Ritalin and other mind drugs

> to kids, even babies, is an obvious indication of just how far the

> corruption has festered in psychiatry. Children with problems that

> often may be related to bad home environments and rotten teaching

are

> now being criminally abused with Ritalin. Given half a chance,

modern

> psychiatry will have 50 per cent or more of school kids on

attention

> deficit disorder-type drugs before long. In one recent report from

> the National Institute of Environmental Health Resources, as merely

> one example, " more than 15 per cent of boys in grades one through

> five had been diagnosed with ADHD and about 10 per cent (or two-

> thirds of those diagnosed) were taking medication.

> >

> > The American Psychiatric Association, a whorish group with huge

> ties to industry, has been claiming that three to four percent of

> those kids were diagnosed as ADHD.

> >

> > In fact, bring on a War Crimes Tribunal, first for the abusive

> prescription of Ritalin and then let's work our way through the

> abusive prescription of antidepressants

> >

> > Gettingwell- / Vitamins, Herbs, Aminos, etc.

> >

> > To , e-mail to: Gettingwell-

> > Or, go to our group site:

Gettingwell

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive medley & videos from Greatest Hits CD

> >

> >